November 13, 1970 THE SCARLET AND BLACK. Snow White And 7 Freaks To Open Experimental Children’s Th- eatre is alive and well at Grinnell College and plans to come out of hiding during7:00 p.m. performances November is and 14 and during a 2:00 matinee performance the 14th in the Arena theatre. After making its great debut at Gr- innell the theatre group will make a once-insarlifetime tour of area elementary Sch 0015. The totally improvised script is entitled only Snow White because Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a copy- righted title, but is based on that famous andbelovedstory. No script was provided the actors and the entire play was written by the cast members themselves as they went ale ong, having only an idea of the basic story to guide them. DANCERS in the delightful plat The success of the play, then, depends solely on the ingen- uity and creativity of the see tors. These ingenious and creative thespians are Vicki Lofquist, Jamie Rosenblatt, Greg Gaines, Jule Kagsn, Jack Gay, Jane Freidson, Karen Auerbach, Phyllis Ganser Deni Deutsch, Richard Smith, and Ron Ai. Included in the illustrious cast are four dan- cers, Elizabeth Copeland, Marilyn Musscr, Mary Ellen Farrant, and Deb Sanden, wht ose original choreography re- flects the various moods ofthe play as the plot unwinds. The cast is given a helping hand by Don Boros, new man in Grinnell's theatre depart- ment, and assistant Claire Rosenbusch. Last but surely not least (as they say) is the v 1,. 5 role of Jim Spell. Heprovides a onerman band, but not an everyday runrof‘the-mill one-man band: he uses house hold objects such as pots and pans, and Other things that would be familiar to the chil* dren, to create his own spe~ cial brand of music. The purpose of this type of experimental theatre (besides entertainment, of course) is to familiarize the actors, as well as theaudience,withwhat is involved in the process of theatre. The actors experi- ment with various phases of theatre and in this way learn more about what makes thea- tre “tick." Except for the old basic story, the play is en* tirely original and will be a brand new ”Grinnell experi— ence." y "Snow White", Debbie Shanden, Maria Perota, Elizabeth Copeland, Marilyn Musser, left to right, spin their web as the fable unfolds. (photo by Marty Sachs) Brown Warns Thot Pollution Affects Climate green house effect is uncer- On November 5, Dr. TheoV dore Brown of the University of Illinois delivered the lace me, "People Who Live in Gas Houses." A mixed group of faculty and students heard Brown discuss three ways that air pollution influences clir mate. These were theaddition of infrared absorbants and particulate matter to the at- mosphere, the effect of ins creased energy consumption and the subsequent addition of heat to the environment. The first area he explored was that of changing the at’ mosphere’s absorption of infrared energy. The sun emits energy of a relatively short wavelength which read- ily permeates theatmosphere. This energy is “bounced off" the earth back to the atmos~ phere where the principle abs sorbers of it are water and carbon dioxide. The amountof carbon dioxide in the flimOS’ phere is particularly import- ant in determining its ability to absorb heat. This is known as the green house effect. The present extent of the pain. It appears responsible for no more than two-tenths of a degree temperature m, crease at the most. However, as we burn more fossil fuels, adding more carbon dioxide, the absorption of heat will in- crease. By the year 2050, we will have used most of our known supplies of fossilfuels. Their burning will have doub- led the amount of carbon dice xide in the air. About 60% of the carbon dioxide will be quickly absorbed by the sure face of the oceans, but the rest will stay in the atmos~ phere for as long as fourhun- dred years. This carbon dior xide will‘absorb infrared rays and prevent their radiation into space, thus heating the surface of the earth by about four degrees. Theresultmight be to melt the polar ice caps and raise the level of the CC, eans. Additionally, the amount of precipitation in the northern hemisphere will probably def crease. Othcrlesspredictable effects might also occur. The second area Erown con- sidered was the effect of larr ger amounts of particulate matter in the air. This matter could decrease the solar rad- iation reaching the earth and produce a drop in temper ature. Again it is difficult to interpret present data, but tir ere is evidence that the cool* ing phenomenon will occur in the future. Finally, Brown discussed cl- imate changes due to energy consumption. All energy used on earth eventually becomes heat added to the environment. While the heat currently pro duced is negligible, in the future areas of concentrated population, using nuclear ens ergy, could put outa signifi» cant amount of heat. Brown suggested the definite need for increased research in the area of energy gener- ation. All presently known ims provements in nuclear energy still leave the problem of th- ermal pollution. In the future we may be forced to limit the consumption of energy. Brown concluded with the hope that research in the near future would nullify all his glumpres dictions for 2050. There will be a Hayride and Campfire Friday night, weather permitting, from 7:30 to 11:30. The cost is the usual 50¢; please sign up at the Forum desk. If you want to go horseback ridingSunday morning at 6:30 A.M. (the cost would be $4.00), please call Diane at Ext. 257. if there is enough interest. we will go. There will also be Open Gym Sundaynightat Darby, 7:00 to 9:0! P.M Religion Committee Reports Last year a Religious Acti- vities committee was set up by Dean Wall,under the chair- manship of James Fudge, to make recommendations to the administration baded on a re- view of campus religious ac tivities. The other faculty mes mbers on the committee are Dennis Haas and Al Jones. The representatives from the student body are Ken Labor witz, a senior, Floyd Slotter' back, a junior, and Lisa Wentz, a sophomore. The committee has continued meeting this year to finalize their planned recommenda~ tions to the administration. There are two points onwhich the committee is in agree- ment. The first is the neces- sity of an interdisciplinary major in religion. This major would include Eastern religi- ons, the Jewish religion, and other religions as well as the Christian religion. This major would be set up so as to meet the needs of the broadestbase of students possible, and not just a group believing in one basic faith. The second point is that of the need for some type of religious services. The committee has found that there are enough students on campus who feel a need for chapel services to warrant their continuation. Dennis Haas, the college chaplain, has and will continue to offer a wide variety of religious services which are designed to appeal to as many people as possible. These are desig- ned not only for the Christian, but for those ofdifferent faiths as well. The Religious Acti- vities committee felt that it was necessary to appeal to those of other faiths because die campus does include peo- Dle nfall faiths. The commit- tee has decided that some form of religious activity is neces» sary, but has been wrestling with the problem ofhow to best serve all Students with these activities. Some time within the next few weeks the committee plans to present their findings to the administration; what the ad» ministration will do with d1em cannot be said at this time. The committee, though, is 31. most done with its assigned work. CBS Proposal Asks Block Studios Moior One of the major activities of the Concerned Black Stud- ents this year will be to try to establish a Black Studies ma- jor, comparable to the Amer- ican Studies major now offer- ed. According to Booker Garter, president, they are investigas ting the possibility ofrecruit- ing black professors and dis- cussing the criteria of such a major. The CBS is also sponsoring the Avi Ailey mncers,ablack dance troupe. in February. They are trying to recruit more black students here and encouraging the administra' tion to waive certain scholas» tic requirements and accept more students from the hard core, ghettus. A library of black literature, located in the Black Cultural House, is being assembled. The material will be open to the campus when the library is completed. In the future, the CBS will have rap sessions with the college community and show films concerning black cul‘ ture. Elton John And Sly Reviewed by Ron Medvin This column begins what I hope will be a weekly series reviewing new recordalbums. My comments will be short, and obviously, the reviews will not be professional. lam just trying to give my opinions of some of the music beingmade today. A name which is being menr tioned more and more these days is that of Elton John. His second album (Elton John“ Uni73090) is being played on, FM stations across the counr try, and he even (unfortunate- ly) has made it to the AM air- waves with his song entitled, “Your Song." In England, Eli ton John is the biggestattrac- tion of the year, and he should catch on soon in the States as more people hear his only Am- erican album. There is no doubt about it; his album is worth listening to . . . many times. In songs like “Take Me to the Pilot" and ”BorderSong”hispo\Verr ful voice will overwhelm you, in spite of the orchestration which sometimes seems to try to cover him up. “Sixty Years On" and “The King is Dead", however, use the orchestra to Elton‘s advantage as it pro- vides a beautiful background to his excellent singing. And “Your Song" is probably the most beautiful and poeticsong heard In a long while. Elton's voice easily adapts to the in- timate style of the song, and die lyrics (written by Bernie Taupin) are excellent. Elton John deserves all the praise he is getting. Ifyouare wondering why, get a hold of his album; you will be getting one of the year's best. An album released just a short while ago will no doubt sell well, and for good reason. The album is Sly it The Fam- ily Stone: Greatest Hits (Epic KESO325) and contains ev- ery one of their great songs. ”Dance to the Music", “IWant to Take You Higher" and “Stand" still are powerful songs with the driving Stone beat. Sly’s vocals are of course excellent, and the rest of the group matches his vibe rant style. The instrumentas tion is also of high qualit ' there is no resisting the mu- sic of the Family Stone. This is definately an album for “fans" of Sly . . . and if you missed him in Chicago, this album is a worthy substitute! (He was great in New York!) If you have any comments or criticisms - (or if you want me to review a specific al- bum) , please let me know by writing to Box 717 or write to the 58:8 office. Also, don't forget the appearance ofEnoch Smokey on the 14th; they’ll be playing at 9:00 in Derby.